You have the option of having stew meat in place of ground beef. Email Chef Ed at roundrightfarm@gmail.com. Please enter the total number of pounds you would like, if any, as beef for stew. There is a $0.50/pound extra charge for stew beef. The remainder will become ground beef. Please specify the percentage of the remainder, if any, you would like in hamburger patties. 1/4lb Hamburger patties cost $0.80/lb extra.